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The blog about industrial design in the bike industryFri, 31 Jul 2015 05:34:17 +0000hourly1By: owen_mshengu_sharifhttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-25893
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:44:06 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-25893re: Pong’s Concept Bike with Inline Skates (circa: mid to late 1990’s)
I actually spent several years perfecting (I repeat) perfecting a similarly designed bike before 1993. Where the Cannondale version proved to be unrideable – mine would have worked. Strange – but most of my drawings of that potential Concept Bike disappeared. So when the Pong/Cannondale bike showed up – with many uncorrectable flaws – I had to laugh …
I used to be a Champion Track Cyclist (circa: 1960’s) so I knew the potential of my design.
]]>By: royalfuzzinesshttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-4731
Wed, 26 May 2010 07:11:38 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-4731It looks like a giant roller blade!
]]>By: G.S.GUCCILIFEhttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3209
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:07 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-3209Cannondale for rollerbladers….
]]>By: Anonymoushttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3062
Fri, 15 May 2009 02:49:00 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-3062Actually Lefty forks don’t pull left. And precession is created when you apply a force to a spinning gyro that’s off-axis. Not by an “unbalanced force at the axle”.

That means you have to actually turn the wheel to get precession.

]]>By: Anonymoushttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2890
Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:08:00 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-2890I have to say that I do appreciate innovation but I think it should be well planned out and tested before coming to market. The lefty fork is a prime example of cannondale not planning and or testing. Don’t get me wrong, I think that lefty forks are really tough forks but they didn’t consider the force of precession that would be created. The tendency for lefty forks to pull left isn’t so much the weight of that side of the fork but the precession of the wheel because of an unbalanced force at the axle.Precession is often poorly attributed to parts of the bike like the left hand threads on a left crank which is actually a safety check leftover from when toeclips were more common than reliable bearings. But precession in this case, with a fairly light wheel and a moderate tire like a 1.95″ folder, would make it feel like your left hand weighed 3-7 pounds heavier (depending on where you grip your bars. Anyway, somebody has to innovate, i just wish they didn’t rush everything that seems like a good idea to full production.
]]>By: Robson Corrêa de Araújohttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-481
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:40:00 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-481belfore ,price???
]]>By: Nathaniel Currierhttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-219
Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:07:00 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-219http://www3.mtb-news.de/fotos/data/3399/medium/9652Pong-Bericht-Nachtrag.JPG

Pong’s Magic Motorcycle Concept

I think the company he ran was called Dragon Machining. Not sure what happened to the guy though

I remember being in awe of that CNC monster(anyone got pictures of the thing?)… That must of been the height of the CNC craze….would love to hear more about the guy, know if there is a interview of him somewhere in old magazine or something?

I am a big fan of all the innovation Canondale had always pulled out in the years.

Good or bad, any design that prevokes a bit of thought has to be good for the sport. Its a pity the UCI wont relax the rules. Perhaps if they did, some more radical bike design/ideas may help to bring new blood into the sport here in the UK.

After seeing reports of Moser beating his hour record using the Obree posistion. I had a moment of madness and designed a bike with a forward rake on the seat tube. I had the framebuilder lined up plus funds but fortunately couldn’t find someone to build the handlebars(the position was eventually banned here).

One good thing about the UK we are still allowed to race are streamlined monocoques in time trials.

]]>By: :)ensenhttp://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-216
Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:36:00 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2006/07/i-must-like-harebrained-ideas/#comment-216There are very few people who even know about Sharpe’s book. They are also some of the best bike designers.
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